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  Just to help you get through these difficult times while there isn't yet an official #littlefedi package on #OpenBSD, here's an installer script for the binary only: # cat ./update_littlefedi.sh #!/bin/sh set -e if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then echo "Run this as root." >&2 exit 1 fi salt=`dd if=/dev/random bs=128 count=1 2>/dev/null | sha1` release="littlefedi-openbsd-amd64" bin_path="/usr/local/bin/$release" tmp_path=&quo...

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  I cannot believe all this. Working wifi under #9front on a Thinkpad x131e. Only in about 389 """ easy """ steps: 1) Get a 9front-compatible WiFi card 2) Swap it out to realise this laptop has a BIOS whitelist 3) Get ANOTHER 9-front compatible WiFi card that should be on the whitelist 4) Realise this doesn't work either 5) spend weeks digging through the internet to realise I will have to do it myself 6) read Libreboot docs because it has great info on using...

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  Many don't know this but you can boost your laptop performance by getting mediaeval rabbits to blow on the cooling fans. More computing tips a 7pm.

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  #NetBSD could use a #librewolf or #ungoogled-chromium package; as well as #evi / #vim-classic

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  1991: I got this cool app from a dodgy floppy disk a friend brought over. 1998: I got this cool app from my friend who brought over his HDD wrapped in a t-shirt and we plugged it into my beige box and we copied it over 2000: I got this cool app from a friend who downloaded it from a shady FTP and burnt it to a CD and brought it over 2002: I got this cool app from Kazaa (I also got a virus with it) 2006: I got this cool app from BitTorrent (I would have gotten a virus with it but I have Anti-Viru...

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  Even in the darkest nights, the Lord raises up men and women who refuse to give up, who persevere in doing good, who protect the vulnerable and open pathways to reconciliation. The memory of the saints, righteous people, and the oft-forgotten peacemakers, show us that grace does not magically eliminate conflict, but instead it inspires active resistance to evil and an astonishing creativity in doing good.” (Pope Leo XIV in Magnifica Humanitas, par. 211) #catholic

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  I heard of this cool new app called #copyfail and i tried running it on #OpenBSD but it won't work can anyone help plz i feel i am missing out everyone is posting about it

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  RE: https://exquisite.social/@rqm/116504044245785798 Answer: client-side, meta-F to make drawterm fullscreen. #9front

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  Managed to FINALLY mount an u9fs share from #OpenBSD in #9front, albeit I haven't yet managed to tackle authentication from 9 to BSD, I only managed it with -a none thus far. This isn't ideal. However, here is what I learned so far: You really do need to go the inetd route as outlined in the manual, it is really finicky to run u9fs in any other wayHowever OpenBSD doesn't have 9pfs in /etc/services, but you can recycle the relevant parts from FreeBSD saucesOrder of parameters matters...

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  The 12th International Workshop on #Plan9 will start tomorrow, as I discovered on YouTube. Programme and lineup of presentations: https://iwp9.org/ Recordings will be available on YT: @plan9foundation@youtube.com

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  This is it I had enough nothing works on #OpenBSD i am switching to ubuntu https://exquisite.social/@rqm/116492506036677231

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  $ ssh puffy@fishtank.openbsd.amsterdam The fishtank already runs the latest snapshot on -current, all locked and loaded for the imminent release of 7.9! #OpenBSD #79hype #RunBSD @OpenBSDAms@mastodon.bsd.cafe @mischa@exquisite.social

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  #MATE on #FreeBSD: #macOS-Like Setup Guide: Font Rendering, UI Tweaks, and Settings https://interfacecraft.online/blog/2025/mate-on-freebsd-macos-like-setup-guide-font-rendering-ui-tweaks-and-settings/

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  Does anyone know of any JavaScript-free but responsive #WordPress themes? (Thinking pure HTML5/CSS3). #smolweb #permacomputing #webdesign

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  #OpenBSD 7.9 will be great news for #OpenBSDonApple users - the long-standing 4-hour EFI timeout boot bug was fixed in 7.8-current and will now become part of -stable. Great news for those wishing to revive older Intel Macbooks. #Apple

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  I have to say I don't know why, until some recent discussions on the #OpenBSD mailing lists, I have not heard of the built-in calendar(1) program, but I am totally sold on its simplicity. Really easy recurring and moving events and date calculations based on Easter etc. It is parsed by cpp(1) and so you can # include other calendar files in your personal one. I really really like this and will consider moving to this format -- 2-way sync with this via vdirsyncer or similar would be awesome...

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  #PDA and #retrocomputing people - I see a lot of HP iPaq H3600's offered as "for parts" as they do not power on. I am assuming these aren't horribly complicated fixes usually. What are some common problems and are there guides on fixes? Dead batteries? Broken screen connectors? What tends to give out on these?

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  Has anyone any pointers for using #duckdb with #python on #OpenBSD? Installing it in a venv using pip seems to take ages because it is building everything including the kitchen sink, only for the build process to then fail with, [snip] ... external/duckdb/src/include/duckdb/common/platform.hpp:22:10: fatal error: 'features.h' file not found Anyone using it successfully? ed.: duckdb is installed from packages on the system.

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  I guess that's a "No" for trying #NetBSD on this old Macbook Air

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  Never tried #MidnightBSD before, and it seems to boot well... Let's see what happens!

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  FWIW, the #MidnightBSD installation was successful but the system is in a deeply inconsistent state. Went with defaults but even the $PS1 prompt is screwed up. (Seems to have stock ksh defaults but it offered mksh as the shell as standard -- so the \u variables in the prompt do not evaluate). X11 is missing but ~/.xinitrc is populated, even though I told it to enable a graphical environment. Something seems broken with networking too, it cannot resolve the ntp servers - that is with the bogstand...

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  Just a reminder that if OpenPorts.pl is down you can use https://pkg-add.vip instead. #OpenBSD

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  It was about time #OpenBSD got on with the times and embraced the future. I really hope that we can see a reliable systemd port next for greater compatibility with the Windows 11 Linux Subsystem, should benefit enterprise cloud applications tremendously. @pitrh https://mastodon.social/@pitrh/116327897183404979

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  This evening at the Mass of Maundy Thursday the bells usually rung at the Consecration are replaced with the so-called "strepitus" - in some places this is a rattle, reminding us of the clamour of the crowds who derided Jesus, or, in other places, a hammer and wood - to imitate the sound of the nail being hammered into hands and feet of Christ on the cross. An utterly harrowing experience. #catholic

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  Happy Easter! Christ is risen! (I would attach a photo but the exquisite image upload seems to be down and I don't want to bug h3artbl33d at Easter about it)

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  Some Easter #degucontent

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  And some more #degucontent

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  Honestly how do I make this go away, this is awful to look at. Is there a way to completely eradicate #LiquidGlass on #MacOS? I cannot stand this.

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  Never heard about Plakar for backups, this looks excellent. Not to mention it is developed by some.of the #OpenBSD devs! @gonzalo https://h.x61.sh/u/gonzalo/h/SD3B14Sm1Vv47H173w

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  Frances prefers hide and seek. As usual. #degucontent